Enabling automatic generation of dailies

1. A method for synchronizing audio and video streams to enable automatic generation of synchronized dailies, the method comprising: identifying a first time in the audio stream when a sound occurs from closing clapper sticks; identifying a second time in the video stream when there is an image of the clapper sticks closed, wherein the clapper sticks include symbols or patterns applied on each surface of the clapper sticks which appear complete when the clapper sticks are closed, wherein identifying the second time in the video stream includes identifying the completed symbols and patterns; and synchronizing the audio and video streams using the first and the second time.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising automatically generating the synchronized dailies once the audio and video streams are synchronized.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein synchronizing the audio and video streams includes applying optical character recognition (OCR) to frames of the video stream to read the symbols or patterns, wherein when the read symbols or patterns match known characters on the clapper sticks, it is determined that the clapper sticks are closed.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the symbols or patterns applied on a surface of the clapper sticks include at least one of letters, numbers, symbols, codes, pictures, and other similar patterns printed or attached to the clapper sticks.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the symbols or patterns are split and aligned so that an upper half of the symbols or patterns is on an upper part of the clapper stick and a lower half of the symbols or patterns is on a lower part of the clapper stick.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the upper half and the lower half of the symbols or patterns are attached to the clapper sticks by glue, tape, or adhesive so that the symbols or patterns are aligned and readable when the clapper sticks are closed.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein applying the symbols or patterns on the surface of the clapper sticks includes one of printing the symbols or patterns on the clapper sticks, printing the symbols or patterns on a material to attach to the clapper sticks, engraving the symbols or patterns directly on the clapper sticks, or forming the symbols or patterns as an integral part of the clapper sticks.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein applying the symbols or patterns on the surface of the clapper sticks includes projecting or displaying the symbols or patterns onto the surface using at least one of visible light and IR light.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the projected or displayed symbols or patterns change based on audio detection.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the symbols or patterns change by transforming from a first form to a second form when the sound from the clapper sticks closing is detected.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the synchronized dailies are automatically generated for one of movie production, game development, motion capture, speeches, presentation, or educational content.

12. A system for synchronizing audio and video streams to enable automatic generation of synchronized dailies, the system comprising: an audio processor to receive and process the audio stream to identify a first time in the audio stream when a sound occurs from bringing clapper sticks together; a video processor to receive and process the video stream to identify a second time in the video stream when there is an image of the clapper sticks brought together, wherein the clapper sticks include symbols or patterns applied on each surface of the clapper sticks which appear complete when the clapper sticks are brought together, wherein the second time is identified in the video stream by identifying the completed symbols and patterns; and a synchronization processor to synchronize the audio and video streams using the first and the second time.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the synchronization processor automatically generates the synchronized dailies once the audio and video streams are synchronized.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the synchronization processor applies OCR to frames of the video stream to read the symbols or patterns, wherein when the read symbols or patterns match known characters on the clapper sticks, it is determined that the clapper sticks are closed.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program to synchronize audio and video streams to enable automatic generation of synchronized dailies, the computer program comprising executable instructions that cause a computer to: identify a first time in the audio stream when a sound occurs from closing clapper sticks; identify a second time in the video stream when there is an image of the clapper sticks closed, wherein the clapper sticks include symbols or patterns applied on a surface of the clapper sticks which appear complete when the clapper sticks are closed, wherein identifying the second time in the video stream includes identifying the completed symbols and patterns; and synchronize the audio and video streams using the first and the second time.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, further comprising executable instructions that cause the computer to automatically generate the synchronized dailies once the audio and video streams are synchronized.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein executable instructions that cause the computer to synchronize the audio and video streams include executable instructions that cause the computer to apply OCR to frames of the video stream to read the symbols or patterns, wherein when the read symbols or patterns match known characters on the clapper sticks, it is determined that the clapper sticks are closed.